Re: 4gl RUN statement

Nils Myklebust <Nils.Myklebust@idg.no> wrote in article <56na5b$mbm@nntp.idgonline.no>... > Randy Sylvester <rcs@pc_randys.triad.com> wrote: > > > :On page 3-264 of the 4gl Reference, Volume I, Version 6.0 > :it states inregards to the RUN statement, "You can even run > :a second 4gl application as a secondary process, provided that > :only one of the 4gl applications accesses a database." > > Isn't this a documentation bug? > Isn't run supposed to execute a program so it becomes a completely > separate program that can do anything it want completely independent > of the program with the run statement? > If this isn't the case you can at least call a small C-function that > execute your 4GL program in this way. See the archives at www.iiug.org > for an excample of such a program. > I am using RUN without any problems (Ix 5.02 /HP, DEC Alpha) Sometimes it is better to don't read the manuals :). > :I am working in an environment where several applications that > :access a database are using the RUN statement to execute another > :4gl that accesses a database and it appears to work (there is no > :CLOSE DATABASE statement). I called tech support to elaborate on > :why this should not be done and there response was "unpredictable > :results may occur". > This "standard" Ix tech.sup. answer = I don't know... :( > :I am concerned that, even though it appears to work, we may > :be doing something that might be degrading the overall performance > :of the engine. Does anyone have any insights on this situation??? > > > Nils.Myklebust@idg.no > NM Data AS, P.O.Box 9090 Gronland, N-0133 Oslo, Norway > My opinions are those of my company > The Informix FAQ is at http://www.iiug.org > > -- HTH, Pepa Josef Dufek ISS s.r.o., Benesova 2/4, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic vondr@issbrno.anet.cz